Jakov Kosak

Jakov Kosak (14 October 1882-3 June 1950) was an Italian politician from Slovenia. Kosak was affiliated with the Destra Liberale political party, and he represented the town of Santa Lucia di Tolmino (Most na Soci) in the regional government.

Biography
Jakov Kosak was born in Sankt Luzia, Austria-Hungary (now Most na Soci, Slovenia) on 14 October 1882 to a family of Catholic Slovenes. Kosak worked as a craftsman for years, and he served in the Austro-Hungarian Army during the early 1900s. Kosak became a policeman after leaving the army, and he was elected Mayor of Sankt Luzia in 1915 during World War I. Kosak would retain this post under the Kingdom of Italy after Slovenia was ceded to Italy by Austria after the war's end, and he became a member of the Destra Liberale party. In 1918, he was elected to the regional parliament as a representative from his town, now known as Santa Lucia di Tolmino under Italian rule. Kosak was a conservative in every way, as Istria consisted almost entirely of Catholics and traditionalists. Kosak was fired in 1923 by the fascist regime due to being a Slovene and not an Italian, and he decided to go into exile in Yugoslavia. Kosak returned to Slovenia when Nazi Germany and Fascist Italy invaded Yugoslavia in 1941, and he died in Ljubljana in 1950.